I'm raising my hand as a Jew who would NEVER vote for Trump (unless it was Mary Trump) and who believes that the what the Israeli government is doing with regard to Gaza is horrific. I also think what Hamas did was horrific, but that does not justify the manner of Israel's response. And, yet, I support Israel as a country. Not Bibi and his circle. Donald can't grasp subtelties.
With ya. The problem is the fanatic Orthodox that hold way too much influence (while simultaneously not serving in the army...). Sadly, in Israel, there are not the same varieties of Judaism practiced in the US.
It is. When the Soviet Union fell, there was a large migration of ultra-Orthodox from there. Likud and the other right-wing parties heavily recruited these new citizens. That's what flipped Israeli politics.
It wasn't just the Soviet Union falling. There were a lot that moved there post-Holocaust and feel it's their duty to just study Torah and have as many children as possible to "replace" those killed by the Nazis.
Trump's antisemitic rants may have a negative impact Donald may not expect. The Jews fight back and don't give up; they have had to to survive. And they have many avenues to do that.
Actually the Orthodox have been the ones speaking out against Zionism & Bibi since the start of this mess & many of them have enlisted in the army. Sadly, Zionism has become stronger under the butcher bibi with Jewish settlers now occupying homes & lands that do not belong to them for months now.
Well the Ultra-Orthodox have an army exemption although that is being reconsidered. And the occupiers of the lands on the West Bank (where they should not be) are mostly Orthodox. I've never heard that the Ultra and "plain" Orthodox are against Bibi or Zionism. Quite the opposite. He relies on them for his majority. Many years ago I worked on a project for a liberal member of the Knesset on these issues. Sadly it didn't go anywhere...
My friend Atara gets weekly news from inside Israel from people who live there.
You say potato, I say potato...Quite the opposite indeed.
Who were the ones standing on the flag of Israel while demonstrating in NYC & other cities? The Orthodox. And, like I said, Orthodox settlers have joined the IDF at this point in the "war". Saw the Orthodox demonstrators in NYC with my own eyes & have watched them in the demonstrations against Israel's genocide of the Gazan people since this all began. Potato.
Yes I agree and Netanyahu has definitely been stained tainted by power he's become a little Hitler it's truly shocking to see I would not be surprised if he knew all about that invasion in October... And if he didn't, how come in the hours that HAMAS was there not one policeman showed up??? I honestly think he used it for an excuse to invade gaza I hate to say it but it seems that way
Let us pray for all the Nations to keep the Commandments that Moses was given from The Almighty. Let us all find a way to love. Let us all speak of peace, love, and happiness. Evil can not live in the Light of Love. It can not survive. Let us love one another and help one another. We believe that we are still a Nation Under GOD and he will deliver us from all Evil.
Or it could be absolute incompetence. It is shocking that this happened without any knowledge by Israel's security forces. And the response is not to kill Palestinian civilians. I know Hamas uses them as human shields, but the extent of the killing is completely unacceptable
Election Day 2024 is November 5. That will also be my 73rd birthday. I hope to be here another 15-20 years and still do what I do now. I have seen many of my loved ones live their lives out and am watching for pitfalls that I hope to avoid.
Donald will be 78 later this year and seemingly has done everything wrong for longevity all of his miserable life. His words and actions are red flags about his own well-being.
If he intends to try to start a civil war on November 6, I and millions of Americans stand ready to defend Democracy.
I'm with you!! I'm praying you can celebrate your Birthday that day along with America's fresh start and the final destruction of Trump and Trumpism!! Keep the Faith!!! ❤️🇺🇸💙
The MAGA & Republican/Fascist party and their followers, SCOTUS, etc seem to believe that there will be a complete surrender to their overthrow of democracy. I believe they will be surprised by the resistance they will face and our ability and evolving skills to infiltrate and resist their MAGA/Republican/Fascists policies and mandated religions and beliefs. I do not believe our majority population will accept or tolerate MAGA/Republican/Fascists colonialism. I believe it will be modeled after Gandhi.
Our resistance must begin our unification process now.
Hopefully this will bring amount of amount this will bring about the end of lifetime Justice Supreme Court justices unfortunately our society no longer produces people with high enough standards to remain honest in the face of absolute power! And we all know what happens when you have absolute power. I also believe just because they, SCOTUS, aren't policing themselves, does NOT mean they get to break the law!!🤯😵💫🤔
Let us all write the Justices and remind them to pray for peace, love, and harmony. Ask them not to be bullied, harassed, or fear evil doers. Remind them that we are a Nation Under GOD of Love.
I will put my bets on God, Jesus and Karma and the great American people, to keep our nation safe and secure. I do a lot of praying so that I can remain positive and at times I'll admit it's a bit tiring. But I love my country so that's it's worth it.
But you also need to volunteer at least one hour. If we all just volunteer one hour. We need to overwhelm those great grassroots progressives, local teams, postcard campaigns, making buttons for fundraisers, springs coming have 1 group garage sale. 😉
I am bedridden but working on getting my strength back. My spine is very ill. Brain works great so far. I write because it's the only thing I'm able to do at THIS point.
Thank you. Surgery is not an option. It's the entire spine plus age is a factor. I am doing PT and since I won't take narcotics, I'm on Advil. Next is pain management and God only knows what that means.
You’re in my prayers Samantha. It’s been a tough beginning of 2024. I prayer in Nov we have some Great News! DJT is going to start his sick lies about election are going to be fraud. I am hoping he is found guilty and AMERICANS will grow some balls stop defending him, vote against this Fraud, Rapist And corrupt person. How MAGA STAND WITH HIM MAKES ME THINK THOSE PEOPLE ARE ILL. so sad
I will be praying for you. May I suggest something? It is written that the tongue is where our power lies. What we speak comes and more of it. Speak only what you want and not what you don't want.
Example: Moment by moment I am getting my strength back. My spine is being healed. I will be up and walking. My brain is working better and better each day. I can do all things through Christ that strengthens me. We are Sprites using these machines we call bodies. Doctors are body mechanics. Research the surgeons you need to be healed. Say, I am healed. Say, my Heavenly Father has healed me. Faith as small as a mustard seed is needed. Are you aware the true size of a mustard seed? It's like a grain of sand. That small. You have that much faith, right. Read positive books. Have only positive speaking people around you. Don't watch negative television. Positive only. Write the Supreme Court Justices, tell them to stay on the side of The Almighty. Writing is powerful.
That's it. That is the way. We must stay in the Light where there is no evil.
Let us all pray for peace, love, and happiness and that is what will come. Fear has no place here. Love is the answer. Biden will remain President. We will have peace.
Really, Christian nationalists? In fact the Evangelical dominionist supporting Donald Trump do not have Christian bone in their bodies. Just like Trump they are liars telling people they are Christians when they don't even know what Christianity means or how it works. The truth is here American Taliban working in cahoots with the American fascist party of America, formerly the Republican Party. I'm not disagreeing with you I'm just saying that we need to call a spade a spade.
Nov. 5 is also Bonfire Night which we still celebrate here in Newfoundland. I'm taking it as a good omen that the American election is that same date. Bonfire Night, also known as Gunpowder Treason Day, celebrates the failure of the attempt to blow up the English Parliament on Nov. 5,1605. Donald Trump wants to blow up democracy in the US and true-hearted Americans are going to stop him. So, Darrell, here's hoping you have a very Happy Birthday this year and that it's a fabulous celebration, not only in America, but here in Newfoundland and all over the world. Find a beach or some sort of safe place and have a huge, celebratory bonfire - beacons of hope for all the world.
Yes, let's be clear. Donald Trump can't win the election, and he knows that. He is NOT aiming at winning the election. He already has achieved what he needs now, he will be on the ballot, so he can claim again that the election was rigged against him. His aim is to steal the election again like he tried on Jan 6, 2021. He knows, he needs to do it differently, less violent, without the White House.
But it will be equally illegal, and we need to be prepared. Right now he has the speaker of the House, and that would be incredibly helpful to. Democrats need to make Hakeem Jeffries speaker before the election.
AMEN to that!! Once we Get rid of thump the next thing is to tackle SCOTUS! I know they're supposed to "police" themselves but they are not doing that! and since they are still not above the law, actually they should be held to a higher standard! We have given them the benefit of the doubt but it's been 3 years and still nothing! maybe it's just time to end these lifetime appointments for judges completely. I don't think we have the caliber of honorable persons needed to handle that kind of power, without becoming corrupted by it. Espeacially when they are willing to allow a convicted felon and known liar too disgrace the court by listenig to his groundless argument of "executive priveledge" 😱 AND then to rule against their govetnment's own prosecutors?? WTF? History is not going to judge this time in Amerika kindly, to say the least! WOW just WOW!😳
Hi Darrell, well sir, I found me a Born Day Twin . It will be my 81st " here I Be".. 👀🍾🥂.
As a NYer, I'd walk past BG, every evening watching the Polish immigrants building trump towers; they slept in sleeping bags @ the construction site, he paid them $4-8.00 ph. Finally, Karma is squirming upon this rectalvault , hopefully it'll go thru the whole tract and log into his lockjawed mouth 🤬🤬💩
So November 5th is your Birthday too?! Even more motivation then right?! Get that champagne 🍾 ready!! We ARE going to do this. #45 will never see 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue again!! Can't believe he made them sleep in sleeping bags. Then again I can. So sad. Grrrrr. He's going down.
Biden will be President and there will be no war but peace in the United States of America. We are a Nation Under The Almighty. Let the Light of peace, love, and happiness shine.
It’s just so insane that we are having to existentially worry about a Criminal becoming the president of the USA. He and his cohorts orchestrated a failed coup, why aren’t DOJ and FBI and ATF and DHS coming for him???? Lock Him Up!!! 😡🤬😡🤬
It just hit me that there's a distinct slowness going after Trump compared to how quickly Comey went after Hillary. Why has Garland dragged his feet so much? What's really going on?
My theory is; that he is/ a rich white guy. I remember when the NYC newspapers would not print a photo of white criminals, only their names ( sometimes; but they'd print EVERY bit of personal info about black criminals while making their photos as dark as possible. NYC practiced a " subtle kind of racism" .... Most times then. 🤫😲👁️
I hear you. I feel as if our gladiators are losing heart as they lose time. I wish they all were like Letitia James and E Jean Carrolls team. No grass grew under their feet and look at how powerful they are.
I wish the CIA would do a Black Ops and pull an Epstein on him. Haven't quite figured out why they haven't yet. Isn't he dangerous enough?!! Asking for a friend. 😆 Maybe I've just read too many Tom Clancy books.
Yes my thoughts exactly. Soon than later. Believe I never wish that anyone but DJT I have had family just won’t listen. He’s so Dangerous to America. It took my family a 1 1/2 to speak they still watch Fox however they do see he’s nuts after Jan 6. Now if he can just be Convicted.
He is reported to eat 2 scoops of ice cream every evening (and, also, undoubtedly highly marbled dead cow). That, on top of his “exercise” riding around golf courses on a golf cart, his fat belly, advanced age, and masculine gender, all put him at high risk for a massive myocardial infarction or stroke. We can only hope that he finally reaps the benefits of his lifestyle soon. Like today.
Sadly I've felt that for a long, long time and, yet, he never quite reaches that stage. I can't believe he hasn't had a heart attack or stroke with his anger, stress, and tension.
Now that I have researched just how he won in 2016, I am even more furious. It was Russia, Russia, Russia--in the persona of Paul Manafort, along with the dismal campaign for Hillary Clinton. Had Joe Biden been the candidate then, I think he would have won. And let me not forget to add our billionaire right-wingers who divested themselves of who knows how much dark money?
Don't forget the role Julian Assange played in hacking the emails of the DNC. And of course James Comey's decision to investigate Hillary's home computer network establishing her guilt even though they found nothing. It was conveniently ignored that Colin Powell had a home computer network also during his time as Sec of State in the Bush administration.
It's depressing to remember that fiasco of an election. I pray we never have to endure another one although Trump is worse now than he was then. The bewildering part for many of us is this: was there always a Trumpian mentality lurking in the shadows of the American psyche and we didn't know it, or chose not to know it. Perhaps it is true that we have met the enemy and it is us.
His parents both lived long lives, his father to 95, his mother to 88. Now, all that fat on Donald's smelly frame isn't going to help him reach the ages of his parents, nor will his fucked up personality. And he is definitely becoming increasingly demented, probably in no small part due to the legal cases, but it's partly heredity--his father died of Alzheimer's. He's clearly already incompetent, and couldn't handle the presidency. My worry is that just as Edith Wilson managed her husband's presidency after he suffered a severe stroke and became incompetent, the GOP could do the same for Trump.
And, he just might have a heart attack or stroke for the reasons you suggest.
I feel like a horrible person to actually day dream he gets killed anything a stroke a brick a bullet anything to get fuckin guy off this earth. And I say what kind of person am i? Wishing for this literally daily
I also want him gone from Earth. I wish for that daily. And so do a lot of people.
You're normal to want him gone. He's a major threat to our country, to Ukraine, to Europe...
Chinese curse: "May you live in interesting times."
These ARE interesting times, because of Trump. Life will feel much better once he's no longer in this world. There will be big celebrations when he keels over at last! He will become irrelevant, and no longer a major subject of the news.
So Janine, your wishes re TFG show that you're normally mentally healthy human being. These are healthy sentiments that you describe having.
A " Jimmy Hoffa" kinda thingy.. would be fine;Melania and Barron could wait out the 7 years in luxurious comfort, Ivanka won't care, jr will " toot" his septum out and eric will just be wifey whipped more.
My friends and I have been hoping for a stroke and aphasia. We are so tired of listening to him. I think if he does get sick and require help Melania will probably be screwing the pool boy while he sits in a wet diaper with drool running down his chin.
I used to feel guilty about wishing him dead but I don't anymore. Not after all the damage he has done and continues to do. The entire world would be better off. Like child molesters, murderers and rapists, Some people truly do deserve to die. Let God judge their souls.
Donate as much $$ as you can to the Biden-Harris campaign, volunteer on DNC phone banks, put up Biden yard signs, wear Biden pins, talk to every family, friend, and neighbor you can, offer to drive voters to the polls, volunteer as a poll worker, and whatever fricken else you can think of. Otherwise Mango Mussolini will win, and 2024 will be the last free election we ever have!
Wondering at what age his Sperm Donor was diagnosed with Dementia and then Alzheimer's Disease. I know he died @ 99, with Donald attempting to change his will, giving him EVERY SINGLE Penny and all the Properties he owned.
That's a good question. In my mom's case it was not a family member but an impresario that was trying to get her to change her will when she had dementia! Luckily, Mom's lawyer knew that my mom lacked the capacity and did not let it go forward.
Perhaps losing his properties since he can't come up with the bond to save his shady ass. Couldn't have happened to a not so nice, shadier than a tree, demented, anti American asshole.
I do believe that will happen when he loses the election by a landslide! To the point that he will look and sound ridiculous to go down the same path again with his lies of election fraud all over again! He can then say” frankly, we did lose this election!” lol I know wishful thinking he is far too arrogant to ever admit losing!!! Ohhh! and I hope Fox entertainment calls it first!🧨😂
Donald asks a lot to qualify to join Trump World. He only wants people who hate decency, mutual respect, manners, courtesy, rules and laws. To be a MAGA you have to enjoy associating with thugs, spies, criminals, backstabbers, KKK members, Nazi's and Orban and Putin lovers. You have to accept cruelty to children, migrant families and women. You have to enjoy insulting minorities. And worse. According to a recent NBC News analysis, the hard core MAGAs are only 10% of the adult population. And that number must be shrinking.
Donald is self-destructive. He can't help it. It's his nature. Read Judge Engeron's ruling.
He's invited Paul Manafort back into Trump World. A convicted felon for Conspiracy Against the United States. Pardoned by Donald. Only the best people for his team!
It's "allowed" because the American Constitution doesn't anticipate that an ignorant, despicable lowlife like Trump would ever be elected by the American people. The one constraint, the 14th Amendment, section 3, which says anyone convicted of insurrection can't be an officer of the American government was defanged by Trump's toadies on the Supreme Court. Boom. Done. That's it.
Agreed. That's why people who care must not only re-elect Biden but give him a supermajority in both the House and the Senate. Then, together, we can re-establish democracy in American after repairing the damage done by Trump and his minions. Trump wants to do to American democracy what his appointee - Louis DeJoy did to the US Post's sorting machines - has them taken from the building in the dead of night and ordered his thugs to destroy them with sledge hammers so they could never be used again. He did this to make the US postal service less efficient so private companies would get more of the money pie. That's exactly what Trump plans for American democracy.
I believe his mental, emotional and intellectual capabilities are declining at an accelerated rate. Do you believe, between his malignant narcissism & encroaching dementia, combined with the stress of his money issues, campaign schedule and pressure of 4 criminal trials will lead to some sort of collapse?
If so, do you believe it will be primarily physical? Will it be a complete mental/emotional meltdown before our eye? Or will his dementia accelerate to the point he’s unable to do public appearances without it being very noticeable?
I’m not sure which I forecast to happen, but I believe 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 will occur. His mental issues combined with bad health & dementia damage will result in 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆 sort of meltdown. Your thoughts?
He does seem to be deteriorating mentally at an increasing rate. I'm leery of making predictions, but I wouldn't be surprised if he's too far gone to do public appearances this coming fall.
You mean the gold lame sneakers that black people are sure to definitely like? Or, how about his mug shot that black people are especially likely to relate? I just don’t know how Mango Mussolini could possibly become more racist. Oh, I know, how about calling AG Leticia James “deranged” and “racist”?
You are so right Mary. The more the fool squawks, the more am infuriated with all his BS. His hatred for anyone unlike his moronic self, is so repulsive it physically makes me ill. I can't fathom what must have
happened to him to make him so hate filled, although a dear friend believes some people are inherently evil. At any rate, we as people do tend to fight harder the angrier we are, and at this rate, he has no clue.
I appreciate your column, because of you, my hope and determination are stronger than ever. I would imagine you have that effect on many of us on here. Again, be strong and safe, and we are here for you as well.
SCOTUS is freaking me out with their whole "sure, we'll hear your argument for immunity, that DC ruling needs a look..." and yep, another anti-Donald Jew here.
OMG me TOO and the electoral voters who are they? Are they going to betray us too at the ballot boxes? THAT keeps me up at night. We can all vote and then he wins the electoral vote? NO NO NO
As we watch the progression of Donalds brain matter turning into oatmeal, we get a better understanding of what his consequences will be upon more legal losses and watching his money go bye bye. The more pushback we give to his efforts the more ground we gain toward winning the election. We must be united in the cause of Democracy for the united states. Stay strong, stay vigilant.
Mary, I don't know if you watch "The Last Word" with Lawrence O'Donnell, but last night he started his program off with a wonderful "rant" about Donald and his violent language. His point: Donald wants to inspire fear, he wants our fear, and we shouldn't give it to him. I found that really helpful, because that nasty rhetoric does scare me, so I am encouraged to not give anything to Donald. I also need to say that I have Jewish heritage, including that one of my father's relatives was there for the beginning of Israel and lived out his life on a kibbutz. I agree with all who are pro Israel, but anti Netanyahu, and who feel awful about what he is doing in Gaza. It is easily possible to have compassion for both the Israelis and the Palestinians.
You know, Mary, on my Substack, The Storm. By Norm, I write weekly essays about a variety of subjects. When I feel moved to write about your uncle, I cannot even mention his goddamn name. So, I use Sunkist Jesus, Idiot à l’Orange, Orange King of the Idiots, among others. I could never stand to write about him all the time, as you do. I have much respect and admiration for the vitally important work you are doing. Thank you.
That’s a good one. I also use Cheetoface, Orange Turd, and Iguana Face. I realize it may be kind of juvenile to call someone names like that, but I don’t care. The bastard deserves it.
I hope you're correct that 45 is setting himself up to lose the election because his explicit anti-semitism has no place in our culture, and certainly disqualifies him, in my mind, for holding any political office. As a Jewish person, I am DEEPLY OFFENDED (capital letters intentionally).
I'm raising my hand as a Jew who would NEVER vote for Trump (unless it was Mary Trump) and who believes that the what the Israeli government is doing with regard to Gaza is horrific. I also think what Hamas did was horrific, but that does not justify the manner of Israel's response. And, yet, I support Israel as a country. Not Bibi and his circle. Donald can't grasp subtelties.
Yes to all of that. Not alone.
Totally agree! That comment made me angry and sick to my stomach. I hope Trump loses by big numbers!!
I think Biden is gonna smoke his ass!! So long as we dont get another boycott like 2016!😬🙏💙✌️
Me too!
I’m with you!
He’s definitely not a nuance guy.
Bibi and the right-wing fanatics are the problem. I'd like to see the Israeli left form a government and marginalize the Ben Gavirs of the world.
With ya. The problem is the fanatic Orthodox that hold way too much influence (while simultaneously not serving in the army...). Sadly, in Israel, there are not the same varieties of Judaism practiced in the US.
I think that it's bullshit that they aren't subject to military service. Their bullshit puts those who are serving in harm's way.
A lot of people think that Bibi was in on assassinating Rabin.
Preach. It's an absurd situation.
It is. When the Soviet Union fell, there was a large migration of ultra-Orthodox from there. Likud and the other right-wing parties heavily recruited these new citizens. That's what flipped Israeli politics.
It wasn't just the Soviet Union falling. There were a lot that moved there post-Holocaust and feel it's their duty to just study Torah and have as many children as possible to "replace" those killed by the Nazis.
Trump's antisemitic rants may have a negative impact Donald may not expect. The Jews fight back and don't give up; they have had to to survive. And they have many avenues to do that.
Actually the Orthodox have been the ones speaking out against Zionism & Bibi since the start of this mess & many of them have enlisted in the army. Sadly, Zionism has become stronger under the butcher bibi with Jewish settlers now occupying homes & lands that do not belong to them for months now.
Well the Ultra-Orthodox have an army exemption although that is being reconsidered. And the occupiers of the lands on the West Bank (where they should not be) are mostly Orthodox. I've never heard that the Ultra and "plain" Orthodox are against Bibi or Zionism. Quite the opposite. He relies on them for his majority. Many years ago I worked on a project for a liberal member of the Knesset on these issues. Sadly it didn't go anywhere...
My friend Atara gets weekly news from inside Israel from people who live there.
You say potato, I say potato...Quite the opposite indeed.
Who were the ones standing on the flag of Israel while demonstrating in NYC & other cities? The Orthodox. And, like I said, Orthodox settlers have joined the IDF at this point in the "war". Saw the Orthodox demonstrators in NYC with my own eyes & have watched them in the demonstrations against Israel's genocide of the Gazan people since this all began. Potato.
That's great to hear. Has not been on my radar. So who is supporting Bibi? It's certainly not the liberals.
Yes I agree and Netanyahu has definitely been stained tainted by power he's become a little Hitler it's truly shocking to see I would not be surprised if he knew all about that invasion in October... And if he didn't, how come in the hours that HAMAS was there not one policeman showed up??? I honestly think he used it for an excuse to invade gaza I hate to say it but it seems that way
Let us pray for all the Nations to keep the Commandments that Moses was given from The Almighty. Let us all find a way to love. Let us all speak of peace, love, and happiness. Evil can not live in the Light of Love. It can not survive. Let us love one another and help one another. We believe that we are still a Nation Under GOD and he will deliver us from all Evil.
Or it could be absolute incompetence. It is shocking that this happened without any knowledge by Israel's security forces. And the response is not to kill Palestinian civilians. I know Hamas uses them as human shields, but the extent of the killing is completely unacceptable
The Bloated Yam was caught on tape telling us what he "grasps" in 2016.
100% agree…:)
You said it - 100% agree
Election Day 2024 is November 5. That will also be my 73rd birthday. I hope to be here another 15-20 years and still do what I do now. I have seen many of my loved ones live their lives out and am watching for pitfalls that I hope to avoid.
Donald will be 78 later this year and seemingly has done everything wrong for longevity all of his miserable life. His words and actions are red flags about his own well-being.
If he intends to try to start a civil war on November 6, I and millions of Americans stand ready to defend Democracy.
I'm with you!! I'm praying you can celebrate your Birthday that day along with America's fresh start and the final destruction of Trump and Trumpism!! Keep the Faith!!! ❤️🇺🇸💙
The MAGA & Republican/Fascist party and their followers, SCOTUS, etc seem to believe that there will be a complete surrender to their overthrow of democracy. I believe they will be surprised by the resistance they will face and our ability and evolving skills to infiltrate and resist their MAGA/Republican/Fascists policies and mandated religions and beliefs. I do not believe our majority population will accept or tolerate MAGA/Republican/Fascists colonialism. I believe it will be modeled after Gandhi.
Our resistance must begin our unification process now.
Hopefully this will bring amount of amount this will bring about the end of lifetime Justice Supreme Court justices unfortunately our society no longer produces people with high enough standards to remain honest in the face of absolute power! And we all know what happens when you have absolute power. I also believe just because they, SCOTUS, aren't policing themselves, does NOT mean they get to break the law!!🤯😵💫🤔
Let us all write the Justices and remind them to pray for peace, love, and harmony. Ask them not to be bullied, harassed, or fear evil doers. Remind them that we are a Nation Under GOD of Love.
I will put my bets on God, Jesus and Karma and the great American people, to keep our nation safe and secure. I do a lot of praying so that I can remain positive and at times I'll admit it's a bit tiring. But I love my country so that's it's worth it.
But you also need to volunteer at least one hour. If we all just volunteer one hour. We need to overwhelm those great grassroots progressives, local teams, postcard campaigns, making buttons for fundraisers, springs coming have 1 group garage sale. 😉
I am bedridden but working on getting my strength back. My spine is very ill. Brain works great so far. I write because it's the only thing I'm able to do at THIS point.
Bless you, Samantha. I've been in the same situation with back surgeries and can surely empathize.
Thank you. Surgery is not an option. It's the entire spine plus age is a factor. I am doing PT and since I won't take narcotics, I'm on Advil. Next is pain management and God only knows what that means.
So glad you understand. It makes for a bright spot in my day... Thank you for this.
Thank you for being so understanding. This helps on days like this.
You’re in my prayers Samantha. It’s been a tough beginning of 2024. I prayer in Nov we have some Great News! DJT is going to start his sick lies about election are going to be fraud. I am hoping he is found guilty and AMERICANS will grow some balls stop defending him, vote against this Fraud, Rapist And corrupt person. How MAGA STAND WITH HIM MAKES ME THINK THOSE PEOPLE ARE ILL. so sad
I will never understand the wickedness in people. Or their stupidity!
I will be praying for you. May I suggest something? It is written that the tongue is where our power lies. What we speak comes and more of it. Speak only what you want and not what you don't want.
Example: Moment by moment I am getting my strength back. My spine is being healed. I will be up and walking. My brain is working better and better each day. I can do all things through Christ that strengthens me. We are Sprites using these machines we call bodies. Doctors are body mechanics. Research the surgeons you need to be healed. Say, I am healed. Say, my Heavenly Father has healed me. Faith as small as a mustard seed is needed. Are you aware the true size of a mustard seed? It's like a grain of sand. That small. You have that much faith, right. Read positive books. Have only positive speaking people around you. Don't watch negative television. Positive only. Write the Supreme Court Justices, tell them to stay on the side of The Almighty. Writing is powerful.
Bless you, Samantha!
Thank you for your inspiring reply. It helps so.
Blessings back to you .
❤️ the garage sale 💡
Yes! It feels overwhelming at times, thank god for Mary!!!
That's it. That is the way. We must stay in the Light where there is no evil.
Let us all pray for peace, love, and happiness and that is what will come. Fear has no place here. Love is the answer. Biden will remain President. We will have peace.
Protests against demented Donald and his Christianity
Nationalists. NOW not later NOW!!!
Really, Christian nationalists? In fact the Evangelical dominionist supporting Donald Trump do not have Christian bone in their bodies. Just like Trump they are liars telling people they are Christians when they don't even know what Christianity means or how it works. The truth is here American Taliban working in cahoots with the American fascist party of America, formerly the Republican Party. I'm not disagreeing with you I'm just saying that we need to call a spade a spade.
Unfortunately there is a synergistic history !
Crusades. Inquisition. Slavery. Lynchings. Slaughter of native Americans. All Christian’s.
So it’s no wonder they are comfortable with a madman.
All In the name of Jesus.
Sorry about that.
Amen to that.
Fear not. Biden will remain President. No war, but peace on Earth.
Nov. 5 is also Bonfire Night which we still celebrate here in Newfoundland. I'm taking it as a good omen that the American election is that same date. Bonfire Night, also known as Gunpowder Treason Day, celebrates the failure of the attempt to blow up the English Parliament on Nov. 5,1605. Donald Trump wants to blow up democracy in the US and true-hearted Americans are going to stop him. So, Darrell, here's hoping you have a very Happy Birthday this year and that it's a fabulous celebration, not only in America, but here in Newfoundland and all over the world. Find a beach or some sort of safe place and have a huge, celebratory bonfire - beacons of hope for all the world.
Thank you for writing that!
The plan is dancing in the streets worldwide for your birthday, Darrell!!
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Jules-Just imagined the song from the Wizard of Oz-“The wicked Witch is Dead”, world wide!
Love it!!! 💙💙💙
Yes, let's be clear. Donald Trump can't win the election, and he knows that. He is NOT aiming at winning the election. He already has achieved what he needs now, he will be on the ballot, so he can claim again that the election was rigged against him. His aim is to steal the election again like he tried on Jan 6, 2021. He knows, he needs to do it differently, less violent, without the White House.
But it will be equally illegal, and we need to be prepared. Right now he has the speaker of the House, and that would be incredibly helpful to. Democrats need to make Hakeem Jeffries speaker before the election.
Iam with you 💯
AMEN to that!! Once we Get rid of thump the next thing is to tackle SCOTUS! I know they're supposed to "police" themselves but they are not doing that! and since they are still not above the law, actually they should be held to a higher standard! We have given them the benefit of the doubt but it's been 3 years and still nothing! maybe it's just time to end these lifetime appointments for judges completely. I don't think we have the caliber of honorable persons needed to handle that kind of power, without becoming corrupted by it. Espeacially when they are willing to allow a convicted felon and known liar too disgrace the court by listenig to his groundless argument of "executive priveledge" 😱 AND then to rule against their govetnment's own prosecutors?? WTF? History is not going to judge this time in Amerika kindly, to say the least! WOW just WOW!😳
Hi Darrell, well sir, I found me a Born Day Twin . It will be my 81st " here I Be".. 👀🍾🥂.
As a NYer, I'd walk past BG, every evening watching the Polish immigrants building trump towers; they slept in sleeping bags @ the construction site, he paid them $4-8.00 ph. Finally, Karma is squirming upon this rectalvault , hopefully it'll go thru the whole tract and log into his lockjawed mouth 🤬🤬💩
So November 5th is your Birthday too?! Even more motivation then right?! Get that champagne 🍾 ready!! We ARE going to do this. #45 will never see 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue again!! Can't believe he made them sleep in sleeping bags. Then again I can. So sad. Grrrrr. He's going down.
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Biden will be President and there will be no war but peace in the United States of America. We are a Nation Under The Almighty. Let the Light of peace, love, and happiness shine.
Exactly.
Dems should be making it very clear !
Bring it on little boy !
It’s just so insane that we are having to existentially worry about a Criminal becoming the president of the USA. He and his cohorts orchestrated a failed coup, why aren’t DOJ and FBI and ATF and DHS coming for him???? Lock Him Up!!! 😡🤬😡🤬
Totally agree! Wtf??
They have betrayed us again and again w this sick mf we all have to watch and throw up with all the loss the pandemic the sickness and the violence.
It just hit me that there's a distinct slowness going after Trump compared to how quickly Comey went after Hillary. Why has Garland dragged his feet so much? What's really going on?
Federalists Society members
My theory is; that he is/ a rich white guy. I remember when the NYC newspapers would not print a photo of white criminals, only their names ( sometimes; but they'd print EVERY bit of personal info about black criminals while making their photos as dark as possible. NYC practiced a " subtle kind of racism" .... Most times then. 🤫😲👁️
Should have said "Is / was a"....
I didn't know that. That sounds like something the southern states would do, not New York. That seems rather " unsubtle racism".
Exactly!!
Right????
I hear you. I feel as if our gladiators are losing heart as they lose time. I wish they all were like Letitia James and E Jean Carrolls team. No grass grew under their feet and look at how powerful they are.
THANK YOU! EXACTLY
It’s been feeling like he’s going to implode for a while now. What will be the final implosion straw?
It's quite a thing, isn't it?
Watching this malignant narcissistic decompensation meltdown of his in real time
Maybe someone just needs to throw water on him for him to melt down. Summoning Dorothy!
I wish the CIA would do a Black Ops and pull an Epstein on him. Haven't quite figured out why they haven't yet. Isn't he dangerous enough?!! Asking for a friend. 😆 Maybe I've just read too many Tom Clancy books.
He just needs to keep eating a couple of Big Macs a day.. something will pop.
Hope springs eternal right?! 😆
Yes my thoughts exactly. Soon than later. Believe I never wish that anyone but DJT I have had family just won’t listen. He’s so Dangerous to America. It took my family a 1 1/2 to speak they still watch Fox however they do see he’s nuts after Jan 6. Now if he can just be Convicted.
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You know what too? I hope the free subscribers see how important Mary’s words are & donate any amount! She is so, so brave!!
I’ve been thinking about his terrible diet and, quite frankly, why he is still walking around.
He is reported to eat 2 scoops of ice cream every evening (and, also, undoubtedly highly marbled dead cow). That, on top of his “exercise” riding around golf courses on a golf cart, his fat belly, advanced age, and masculine gender, all put him at high risk for a massive myocardial infarction or stroke. We can only hope that he finally reaps the benefits of his lifestyle soon. Like today.
Oh yes !!!
I can see that working…
The Malignant Mango Mussolini!
Sadly I've felt that for a long, long time and, yet, he never quite reaches that stage. I can't believe he hasn't had a heart attack or stroke with his anger, stress, and tension.
He truly is apoplectic. Such a great tragedy that he’s actually the Republican candidate. It’s like a bad dream.
It all seems like a bad dream since he went down that escalator.
Which became a bad dream times a thousand when he actually won that effing election.
Now that I have researched just how he won in 2016, I am even more furious. It was Russia, Russia, Russia--in the persona of Paul Manafort, along with the dismal campaign for Hillary Clinton. Had Joe Biden been the candidate then, I think he would have won. And let me not forget to add our billionaire right-wingers who divested themselves of who knows how much dark money?
Don't forget the role Julian Assange played in hacking the emails of the DNC. And of course James Comey's decision to investigate Hillary's home computer network establishing her guilt even though they found nothing. It was conveniently ignored that Colin Powell had a home computer network also during his time as Sec of State in the Bush administration.
It's depressing to remember that fiasco of an election. I pray we never have to endure another one although Trump is worse now than he was then. The bewildering part for many of us is this: was there always a Trumpian mentality lurking in the shadows of the American psyche and we didn't know it, or chose not to know it. Perhaps it is true that we have met the enemy and it is us.
I was thinking about that earlier this evening this is a nightmare we keel waking up to
His parents both lived long lives, his father to 95, his mother to 88. Now, all that fat on Donald's smelly frame isn't going to help him reach the ages of his parents, nor will his fucked up personality. And he is definitely becoming increasingly demented, probably in no small part due to the legal cases, but it's partly heredity--his father died of Alzheimer's. He's clearly already incompetent, and couldn't handle the presidency. My worry is that just as Edith Wilson managed her husband's presidency after he suffered a severe stroke and became incompetent, the GOP could do the same for Trump.
And, he just might have a heart attack or stroke for the reasons you suggest.
I feel like a horrible person to actually day dream he gets killed anything a stroke a brick a bullet anything to get fuckin guy off this earth. And I say what kind of person am i? Wishing for this literally daily
I also want him gone from Earth. I wish for that daily. And so do a lot of people.
You're normal to want him gone. He's a major threat to our country, to Ukraine, to Europe...
Chinese curse: "May you live in interesting times."
These ARE interesting times, because of Trump. Life will feel much better once he's no longer in this world. There will be big celebrations when he keels over at last! He will become irrelevant, and no longer a major subject of the news.
So Janine, your wishes re TFG show that you're normally mentally healthy human being. These are healthy sentiments that you describe having.
I have them, too.
Thank you for this Thank you thank you!!
You're most welcome. I'm very glad I could help.
A " Jimmy Hoffa" kinda thingy.. would be fine;Melania and Barron could wait out the 7 years in luxurious comfort, Ivanka won't care, jr will " toot" his septum out and eric will just be wifey whipped more.
My friends and I have been hoping for a stroke and aphasia. We are so tired of listening to him. I think if he does get sick and require help Melania will probably be screwing the pool boy while he sits in a wet diaper with drool running down his chin.
I used to feel guilty about wishing him dead but I don't anymore. Not after all the damage he has done and continues to do. The entire world would be better off. Like child molesters, murderers and rapists, Some people truly do deserve to die. Let God judge their souls.
If he were to win, God forbid, the Christian Nationalists would take control.
Precisely why it is all our jobs to do everything we can to ensure they do not
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wUeRotPPVk&t=2500s
Donate as much $$ as you can to the Biden-Harris campaign, volunteer on DNC phone banks, put up Biden yard signs, wear Biden pins, talk to every family, friend, and neighbor you can, offer to drive voters to the polls, volunteer as a poll worker, and whatever fricken else you can think of. Otherwise Mango Mussolini will win, and 2024 will be the last free election we ever have!
It would be a theocratic autocracy!
sociopaths feel nothing
truth
Wondering at what age his Sperm Donor was diagnosed with Dementia and then Alzheimer's Disease. I know he died @ 99, with Donald attempting to change his will, giving him EVERY SINGLE Penny and all the Properties he owned.
That's a good question. In my mom's case it was not a family member but an impresario that was trying to get her to change her will when she had dementia! Luckily, Mom's lawyer knew that my mom lacked the capacity and did not let it go forward.
Perhaps losing his properties since he can't come up with the bond to save his shady ass. Couldn't have happened to a not so nice, shadier than a tree, demented, anti American asshole.
I do believe that will happen when he loses the election by a landslide! To the point that he will look and sound ridiculous to go down the same path again with his lies of election fraud all over again! He can then say” frankly, we did lose this election!” lol I know wishful thinking he is far too arrogant to ever admit losing!!! Ohhh! and I hope Fox entertainment calls it first!🧨😂
losing all his money
Donald asks a lot to qualify to join Trump World. He only wants people who hate decency, mutual respect, manners, courtesy, rules and laws. To be a MAGA you have to enjoy associating with thugs, spies, criminals, backstabbers, KKK members, Nazi's and Orban and Putin lovers. You have to accept cruelty to children, migrant families and women. You have to enjoy insulting minorities. And worse. According to a recent NBC News analysis, the hard core MAGAs are only 10% of the adult population. And that number must be shrinking.
Donald is self-destructive. He can't help it. It's his nature. Read Judge Engeron's ruling.
He's invited Paul Manafort back into Trump World. A convicted felon for Conspiracy Against the United States. Pardoned by Donald. Only the best people for his team!
How is this being allowed???
It's "allowed" because the American Constitution doesn't anticipate that an ignorant, despicable lowlife like Trump would ever be elected by the American people. The one constraint, the 14th Amendment, section 3, which says anyone convicted of insurrection can't be an officer of the American government was defanged by Trump's toadies on the Supreme Court. Boom. Done. That's it.
The SCOTUS needs to be neutered and fast
Agreed. That's why people who care must not only re-elect Biden but give him a supermajority in both the House and the Senate. Then, together, we can re-establish democracy in American after repairing the damage done by Trump and his minions. Trump wants to do to American democracy what his appointee - Louis DeJoy did to the US Post's sorting machines - has them taken from the building in the dead of night and ordered his thugs to destroy them with sledge hammers so they could never be used again. He did this to make the US postal service less efficient so private companies would get more of the money pie. That's exactly what Trump plans for American democracy.
I believe his mental, emotional and intellectual capabilities are declining at an accelerated rate. Do you believe, between his malignant narcissism & encroaching dementia, combined with the stress of his money issues, campaign schedule and pressure of 4 criminal trials will lead to some sort of collapse?
If so, do you believe it will be primarily physical? Will it be a complete mental/emotional meltdown before our eye? Or will his dementia accelerate to the point he’s unable to do public appearances without it being very noticeable?
I’m not sure which I forecast to happen, but I believe 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 will occur. His mental issues combined with bad health & dementia damage will result in 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆 sort of meltdown. Your thoughts?
He does seem to be deteriorating mentally at an increasing rate. I'm leery of making predictions, but I wouldn't be surprised if he's too far gone to do public appearances this coming fall.
Not that he had much or any of those abilities in the first place.
Thank you Mary. Keep up your good work and wonderful heart.
I agree God Bless you Mary!
Thank you, Mary, for your column tonight. 💙
It scares me that his violent and antisemitic comments may appeal to his supporters.
MSNBC is reporting that his "small $ donors" are not donating to his campaign. This, hopefully, will offset the effects of Donald's harmful comments.
Yeah, but have you seen their cool sneakers?
You mean the gold lame sneakers that black people are sure to definitely like? Or, how about his mug shot that black people are especially likely to relate? I just don’t know how Mango Mussolini could possibly become more racist. Oh, I know, how about calling AG Leticia James “deranged” and “racist”?
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You are so right Mary. The more the fool squawks, the more am infuriated with all his BS. His hatred for anyone unlike his moronic self, is so repulsive it physically makes me ill. I can't fathom what must have
happened to him to make him so hate filled, although a dear friend believes some people are inherently evil. At any rate, we as people do tend to fight harder the angrier we are, and at this rate, he has no clue.
I appreciate your column, because of you, my hope and determination are stronger than ever. I would imagine you have that effect on many of us on here. Again, be strong and safe, and we are here for you as well.
SCOTUS is freaking me out with their whole "sure, we'll hear your argument for immunity, that DC ruling needs a look..." and yep, another anti-Donald Jew here.
OMG me TOO and the electoral voters who are they? Are they going to betray us too at the ballot boxes? THAT keeps me up at night. We can all vote and then he wins the electoral vote? NO NO NO
As we watch the progression of Donalds brain matter turning into oatmeal, we get a better understanding of what his consequences will be upon more legal losses and watching his money go bye bye. The more pushback we give to his efforts the more ground we gain toward winning the election. We must be united in the cause of Democracy for the united states. Stay strong, stay vigilant.
Mary, I don't know if you watch "The Last Word" with Lawrence O'Donnell, but last night he started his program off with a wonderful "rant" about Donald and his violent language. His point: Donald wants to inspire fear, he wants our fear, and we shouldn't give it to him. I found that really helpful, because that nasty rhetoric does scare me, so I am encouraged to not give anything to Donald. I also need to say that I have Jewish heritage, including that one of my father's relatives was there for the beginning of Israel and lived out his life on a kibbutz. I agree with all who are pro Israel, but anti Netanyahu, and who feel awful about what he is doing in Gaza. It is easily possible to have compassion for both the Israelis and the Palestinians.
You know, Mary, on my Substack, The Storm. By Norm, I write weekly essays about a variety of subjects. When I feel moved to write about your uncle, I cannot even mention his goddamn name. So, I use Sunkist Jesus, Idiot à l’Orange, Orange King of the Idiots, among others. I could never stand to write about him all the time, as you do. I have much respect and admiration for the vitally important work you are doing. Thank you.
How about Mango Mussolini?
That’s a good one. I also use Cheetoface, Orange Turd, and Iguana Face. I realize it may be kind of juvenile to call someone names like that, but I don’t care. The bastard deserves it.
And it feels damn fine!
My latest post was “The 2nd Worst Person on the Face of the Earth”. I figured everyone knew who is the worst. Yes, that’s right. Mango Mussolini.
He's telling us his game plan. There are a lot more sane people than MAGA lemmings. Our job is to get their asses into the voting booth.
I hope you're correct that 45 is setting himself up to lose the election because his explicit anti-semitism has no place in our culture, and certainly disqualifies him, in my mind, for holding any political office. As a Jewish person, I am DEEPLY OFFENDED (capital letters intentionally).
The trump crime family! If something isn’t done to charge him with the crime of coup d’etat THEN it wasn’t a FAILED coup just an interrupted coup😳😡😡🤬🤬